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It fit very well into the character as I understand him, and it was definitely executed well. It was 'honestly cruel'; a reality of war. I really like that sort of thing; I think it makes a character even more legitimate. It was cool for me because I saw how he turned out in your fics so far, and how I kind of imagined he'd develop when I borrowed him. This story makes him make that much more sense in the future.

I'm trying to go a different route with Yuji. I'm trying to make him more dark and sinister, but polite. Kind of like Alan Rickman in Die Hard...or as Snape...or as pretty much any role he played, lol. Or maybe like 1000 faces Sydney from Shakugan no Shana. I don't want to make him a villain, or even a 'dark hero'; he's supposed to be a blatant good guy. 

I commented (hope it shows), but the short version is that was AWESOME! I loved the whole concept, and you really worked well with it. Great stuff, my friend!

I'm also looking forward to the PS4, but I'm holding back a bit. My general rule of thumb is by the time the games I want to play come out on it, the hardware issues will be solved and corrected. I do think the graphics are incredible, and I like the fact that the controller looks like something semi-normal. All these gimmicky controllers are driving me nuts.

Thanks very much! This is going to be a fairly intense arc that is going to raise questions. I think you'll get a kick out of it. It came out darker than I thought so far.

So, how are things on your end?

Just updated 'Okuden'. Enjoy!

Yeah, it kind of worked out like that. Yuji was heading down the opposite road from Ryofu in terms of character development. Now Yuji is having the 'identity crisis' and Ryofu is making sense of things. I eventually want Ryofu to be shown as a strong shinobi and a solid (albeit reluctant) leader. Thanks for reading!

Just updated 'Okuden'. Enjoy!

Now THAT is a reason to buy! She is going to be a riot to play as!

Thanks very much! The same goes for me and your work.

Fair point. Playstation is a solid brand. I was always a Sega guy, but obviously that isn't an option anymore. I really wish they hadn't gotten into bed with Nintendo. But Sony is my bet as well. Left 4 Dead 3 is about the only thing that will get me off and running to pick up an XBox.

You've got it harder than I do, then. I just need to fly clear across the US- call it fifteen-sixteen hours or so- to get to any decent conventions. The only good ones are in California, and I'm way on the other side of the map. There's always Chicago or New York City, but man I can't stand either place --' Just too crowded for my taste.

My turn to apologize for the late reply now.

This whole split personality thing is something I've wanted to do with Yuji for a long time. A guy under that much pressure is going to crack eventually. And I have a specific use in mind for Oshima, which we're rapidly approaching. 

I've heard of it, but I haven't picked it up yet. I'm dying to, though. By the way- do you have a pick for the new generation of game consoles? I usually wind up collecting them all after the price drop, but the order in which I pick them up changes. Nintendo is in the lead only because a good friend of mine has a game coming out on the WiiU (I think- he's sworn to secrecy, so I can only guess based on little hints). Sony is probably going to be my go-to machine just because Microsoft hasn't done anything right yet. That, and all those peripherals that are absolute necessities are going to be costly, and Microsoft's customer service is spotty at best.

Same here, minus the anime conventions. None come anywhere near me, and I really don't want to go to Chicago and get shot. I mean, you get some small town stuff, some colleges, but nothing huge and really super fun.